My OperaMy first try at making Maultaschen...
Tuesday, May 1, 2012 2:53:40 AM
...I had first introduced my husband to Maultaschen back in October of 2010 when he came to visit me in Germany. 
Maultaschen are a German dish predominantly cooked and eaten in the south western part of Germany where I'm originally from. They can probably be compared to Ravioli - basically dough pockets filled with a secret meat filling. My husband has been on my case to make some from scratch for ages. In Germany you can get them anywhere premade but making them from scratch is a whole other story. All in all I'm happy with the way they came out, obviously there's always room for improvement. The most common way to eat Maultaschen after the simmering part is to serve them in a chicken broth and potato salad as a side dish.
If you ever end up with too many you can put them in the fridge over night (without the broth). The next day you can cut them up in stripes and fry them up in a pan using butter which is the way my husband likes them the most. But, I find they are almost too good to be used in that way if you make them from scratch...but, I guess, each to their own. So, here are some of the pictures I've taken...
Maultaschen are a German dish predominantly cooked and eaten in the south western part of Germany where I'm originally from. They can probably be compared to Ravioli - basically dough pockets filled with a secret meat filling. My husband has been on my case to make some from scratch for ages. In Germany you can get them anywhere premade but making them from scratch is a whole other story. All in all I'm happy with the way they came out, obviously there's always room for improvement. The most common way to eat Maultaschen after the simmering part is to serve them in a chicken broth and potato salad as a side dish.If you ever end up with too many you can put them in the fridge over night (without the broth). The next day you can cut them up in stripes and fry them up in a pan using butter which is the way my husband likes them the most. But, I find they are almost too good to be used in that way if you make them from scratch...but, I guess, each to their own. So, here are some of the pictures I've taken...
That's what the Maultaschen looked like before their bath in the saltwater
Maultaschen waiting for the saltwater to boil
The Maultaschen simmering away in the saltwater
That's what the Maultaschen looked like after simmering in the saltwater for about 15 minutes
The front plate was mine. I like to eat my fried up Maultaschen with a bit of jam...sweet an savory...drool :-)
d4rkn1ght # Tuesday, May 1, 2012 3:33:58 AM
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